| 2004 long-term trend mathematics, percentage of students, average scale score, and percentage at or above each performance level, by contextual variable, age 13: Selected years, 1978–2004 |
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| Statistic |
Contextual variable |
1978 |
1982 |
1986 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2004 Bridge |
| Percentage of students |
Mathematics course-taking patterns |
Not taking mathematics |
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— |
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— |
— |
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(0.1) |
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(0.1) |
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(0.1) |
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(0.1) |
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(0.1) |
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1 |
(0.4) |
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(0.1) |
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| Regular mathematics |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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61 |
(3.0) |
* |
57 |
(1.7) |
* |
51 |
(1.6) |
* |
43 |
(1.7) |
* |
39 |
(2.3) |
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37 |
(1.6) |
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33 |
(1.8) |
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| Pre-algebra |
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— |
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— |
— |
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19 |
(1.8) |
* |
23 |
(1.3) |
* |
27 |
(1.3) |
* |
32 |
(1.5) |
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35 |
(2.0) |
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34 |
(1.6) |
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32 |
(1.4) |
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| Algebra |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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16 |
(2.0) |
* |
15 |
(1.0) |
* |
17 |
(1.1) |
* |
20 |
(1.3) |
* |
20 |
(1.0) |
* |
22 |
(1.1) |
* |
29 |
(1.2) |
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| Other |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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5 |
(0.5) |
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5 |
(0.5) |
|
5 |
(0.4) |
|
4 |
(0.4) |
* |
4 |
(0.6) |
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6 |
(0.5) |
|
6 |
(0.5) |
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| Computer instruction |
Yes |
14 |
(0.9) |
* |
24 |
(2.3) |
* |
39 |
(2.5) |
* |
45 |
(1.8) |
|
53 |
(2.4) |
|
50 |
(1.8) |
|
54 |
(1.8) |
* |
50 |
(1.7) |
|
48 |
(1.9) |
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| No |
76 |
(1.2) |
* |
70 |
(2.4) |
* |
60 |
(2.4) |
* |
53 |
(1.9) |
|
45 |
(2.2) |
|
47 |
(1.9) |
|
43 |
(1.8) |
|
47 |
(1.7) |
|
48 |
(2.0) |
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| Computer access |
Yes |
12 |
(1.8) |
* |
23 |
(2.9) |
* |
47 |
(3.0) |
* |
44 |
(2.2) |
* |
49 |
(2.5) |
* |
48 |
(2.0) |
* |
56 |
(1.8) |
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53 |
(2.5) |
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57 |
(1.7) |
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| No |
63 |
(1.8) |
* |
53 |
(2.7) |
* |
36 |
(2.5) |
* |
34 |
(1.9) |
* |
29 |
(2.0) |
* |
28 |
(1.7) |
* |
20 |
(1.6) |
|
26 |
(2.2) |
* |
19 |
(1.0) |
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| Computer use |
Yes |
56 |
(1.4) |
* |
66 |
(1.7) |
|
64 |
(2.3) |
|
69 |
(1.6) |
|
71 |
(1.4) |
|
69 |
(1.3) |
|
74 |
(1.2) |
* |
71 |
(1.4) |
|
69 |
(1.4) |
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| No |
42 |
(1.3) |
* |
32 |
(1.6) |
|
35 |
(2.3) |
* |
31 |
(1.6) |
|
28 |
(1.5) |
|
29 |
(1.3) |
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25 |
(1.2) |
* |
28 |
(1.3) |
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29 |
(1.3) |
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| TV watched each day |
0 - 2 hours |
— |
— |
|
45 |
(0.8) |
|
25 |
(1.2) |
* |
31 |
(0.9) |
* |
37 |
(1.1) |
* |
38 |
(1.3) |
* |
39 |
(1.2) |
* |
41 |
(1.0) |
* |
45 |
(1.0) |
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| 3 - 5 hours |
— |
— |
|
39 |
(0.4) |
* |
54 |
(1.4) |
* |
52 |
(0.7) |
* |
51 |
(1.0) |
* |
48 |
(1.1) |
* |
48 |
(0.9) |
* |
47 |
(0.8) |
* |
44 |
(0.8) |
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| 6 or more hours |
— |
— |
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16 |
(0.8) |
* |
20 |
(1.5) |
* |
16 |
(0.7) |
* |
13 |
(0.6) |
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13 |
(0.6) |
* |
13 |
(0.6) |
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12 |
(0.6) |
|
11 |
(0.6) |
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| Average scale score |
Mathematics course-taking patterns |
Not taking mathematics |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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| Regular mathematics |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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261 |
(0.9) |
* |
262 |
(0.8) |
* |
264 |
(1.0) |
* |
265 |
(1.0) |
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263 |
(1.2) |
* |
266 |
(1.1) |
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269 |
(1.4) |
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| Pre-algebra |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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280 |
(1.2) |
* |
281 |
(1.1) |
* |
280 |
(0.9) |
* |
279 |
(1.2) |
* |
277 |
(1.0) |
* |
280 |
(1.1) |
* |
284 |
(1.2) |
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| Algebra |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
299 |
(1.6) |
|
296 |
(1.3) |
|
298 |
(1.4) |
|
294 |
(1.6) |
|
295 |
(1.4) |
|
293 |
(1.6) |
|
296 |
(1.5) |
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| Other |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
262 |
(3.8) |
* |
262 |
(3.7) |
* |
266 |
(3.5) |
* |
274 |
(3.9) |
|
275 |
(5.2) |
|
277 |
(2.8) |
|
279 |
(4.2) |
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| Computer instruction |
Yes |
267 |
(3.2) |
* |
276 |
(2.6) |
* |
273 |
(2.5) |
* |
273 |
(1.9) |
* |
275 |
(1.7) |
* |
276 |
(1.8) |
* |
277 |
(1.7) |
* |
277 |
(1.9) |
|
283 |
(1.8) |
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| No |
267 |
(1.6) |
* |
269 |
(2.0) |
* |
267 |
(2.5) |
* |
270 |
(1.2) |
* |
271 |
(1.2) |
* |
275 |
(1.7) |
* |
273 |
(1.6) |
* |
275 |
(2.0) |
|
280 |
(1.6) |
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| Computer access |
Yes |
262 |
(4.1) |
* |
276 |
(4.1) |
|
272 |
(2.7) |
* |
273 |
(1.7) |
* |
274 |
(1.5) |
* |
276 |
(1.6) |
* |
276 |
(1.5) |
* |
277 |
(1.9) |
* |
283 |
(1.4) |
|
| No |
269 |
(1.8) |
* |
270 |
(2.2) |
* |
269 |
(1.8) |
* |
273 |
(1.6) |
* |
272 |
(1.8) |
* |
276 |
(2.2) |
* |
274 |
(3.2) |
* |
277 |
(2.0) |
|
282 |
(2.4) |
|
| Computer use |
Yes |
268 |
(1.8) |
* |
272 |
(1.8) |
* |
273 |
(2.0) |
* |
273 |
(1.3) |
* |
273 |
(1.3) |
* |
276 |
(1.7) |
* |
276 |
(1.4) |
* |
277 |
(1.7) |
* |
283 |
(1.7) |
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| No |
264 |
(2.0) |
* |
268 |
(2.9) |
* |
264 |
(2.8) |
* |
269 |
(1.8) |
* |
271 |
(1.8) |
* |
275 |
(1.8) |
|
272 |
(1.9) |
* |
274 |
(2.1) |
|
278 |
(1.7) |
|
| TV watched each day |
0 - 2 hours |
— |
— |
|
273 |
(1.2) |
* |
276 |
(1.8) |
* |
277 |
(1.2) |
* |
280 |
(1.1) |
* |
282 |
(1.3) |
* |
281 |
(1.4) |
* |
283 |
(1.1) |
* |
288 |
(1.0) |
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| 3 - 5 hours |
— |
— |
|
269 |
(1.1) |
* |
271 |
(1.1) |
* |
271 |
(0.9) |
* |
273 |
(1.0) |
* |
274 |
(1.0) |
* |
273 |
(0.9) |
* |
274 |
(1.0) |
* |
279 |
(1.3) |
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| 6 or more hours |
— |
— |
|
256 |
(1.8) |
* |
255 |
(1.2) |
* |
258 |
(1.4) |
* |
255 |
(1.8) |
* |
257 |
(2.4) |
* |
258 |
(1.5) |
* |
260 |
(1.9) |
|
264 |
(1.7) |
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| Percent at or above level 200 |
Mathematics course-taking patterns |
Not taking mathematics |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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| Regular mathematics |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
98 |
(0.4) |
|
| Pre-algebra |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
100 |
— |
|
100 |
(0.2) |
|
100 |
(0.1) |
|
100 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
| Algebra |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
100 |
— |
|
100 |
— |
|
100 |
— |
|
100 |
(0.3) |
|
100 |
(0.2) |
|
100 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
| Other |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
97 |
(1.2) |
|
96 |
(2.1) |
|
98 |
— |
|
97 |
— |
|
98 |
— |
|
99 |
— |
|
98 |
(1.5) |
|
| Computer instruction |
Yes |
94 |
(1.5) |
* |
99 |
(0.9) |
|
98 |
— |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
98 |
(0.6) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
| No |
96 |
(0.8) |
* |
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
| Computer access |
Yes |
93 |
(2.8) |
|
99 |
(0.9) |
|
98 |
(1.0) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
98 |
(0.7) |
|
99 |
(0.6) |
|
99 |
(0.6) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
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| No |
96 |
(0.9) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.7) |
|
99 |
(0.7) |
|
98 |
(0.8) |
|
99 |
(0.8) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
98 |
(0.7) |
|
| Computer use |
Yes |
96 |
(1.0) |
* |
99 |
(0.6) |
|
99 |
(0.8) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.6) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
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| No |
95 |
(1.2) |
* |
99 |
(0.7) |
|
98 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.6) |
|
99 |
(0.7) |
|
99 |
(0.7) |
|
99 |
(0.6) |
|
99 |
(0.6) |
|
98 |
(0.8) |
|
| TV watched each day |
0 - 2 hours |
— |
— |
|
98 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.5) |
|
99 |
(0.4) |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
| 3 - 5 hours |
— |
— |
|
98 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.2) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
|
99 |
(0.3) |
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| 6 or more hours |
— |
— |
|
95 |
(1.2) |
|
97 |
(0.7) |
|
98 |
(0.6) |
|
96 |
(0.9) |
|
96 |
(1.3) |
|
97 |
(0.8) |
|
97 |
(1.2) |
|
96 |
(0.9) |
|
| Percent at or above level 250 |
Mathematics course-taking patterns |
Not taking mathematics |
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
|
— |
— |
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— |
— |
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— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
| Regular mathematics |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
67 |
(1.4) |
* |
68 |
(1.4) |
* |
71 |
(1.5) |
|
71 |
(1.5) |
|
69 |
(1.6) |
* |
72 |
(1.6) |
|
76 |
(1.9) |
|
| Pre-algebra |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
89 |
(1.7) |
|
87 |
(1.3) |
|
88 |
(1.2) |
|
86 |
(1.2) |
* |
85 |
(1.2) |
* |
84 |
(1.3) |
* |
90 |
(1.1) |
|
| Algebra |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
94 |
(1.1) |
|
93 |
(1.0) |
|
94 |
(1.2) |
|
91 |
(1.4) |
|
93 |
(1.2) |
|
89 |
(1.5) |
|
92 |
(1.2) |
|
| Other |
— |
— |
|
— |
— |
|
63 |
(5.3) |
|
63 |
(3.9) |
|
69 |
(4.0) |
|
71 |
(4.7) |
|
73 |
(4.3) |
|
75 |
(3.4) |
|
75 |
(3.6) |
|
| Computer instruction |
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